Evaluation of a new training program to improve the reading and writing skills of functional illiterates

dc.creator	Jascha Rüsseler
dc.creator	Melanie Boltzmann
dc.creator	Klaus Menkhaus
dc.creator	Annegret Aulbert-Siepelmeyer
dc.date	2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:56Z
dc.identifier	1869-4845
dc.identifier	1869-4934
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9197a5d27d864ee3b50cb91a25d56284
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28613
dc.description	In this study, the training program Alpha plus, which was specially developed for functionally illiterate adults, is evaluated. The program has been piloted in two nine-month courses with 18 participants each. The reading and spelling skills of adult illiterates improved significantly. In particular, the reading ability improved from the level of an average first-grade student to the level of the average student of second grade. A group of 10 functionally illiterate adults matched by age and IQ, who attended regular literacy courses, showed no changes in their reading and spelling skills. The present study shows that the reading and writing skills of functionally illiterate adults can be improved by participation in an intensive and systematic training program.
dc.language	German
dc.publisher	Pabst Science Publishers
dc.relation	http://www.psychologie-aktuell.com/fileadmin/download/esp/3-2013_20131210/ESP-3-2013_237-249.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1869-4845
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1869-4934
dc.source	Empirische Sonderpädagogik, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 237-249 (2013)
dc.subject	adults
dc.subject	evaluation
dc.subject	reading and spelling abilities
dc.subject	functional illiteracy
dc.subject	literacy education
dc.subject	training program
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Evaluation of a new training program to improve the reading and writing skills of functional illiterates
dc.type	article